Chapter 14 - IT 1- Describe the ways in which businesses protect themselves from the threats and risks information technology poses. 2- Identify the threats and risks information technology poses on businesses. 3- Compare wide area networks with local area networks and indicate why a firm would use one over the other. 4- Discuss the advantages to developing a super Wi-Fi network. 5- Information technology (IT) has had a tremendous impact on the business world in the last few years Discuss the impacts information technology has had on the business world. 6- How has information technology affected organizational structure in terms of the number of employees and the organizational structure? 7- consider how IT has changed the business of higher education. Identify at least three functions, services, or activities that would not have been available even 10 years ago. How do you think that colleges and universities will change in the future because of advances in IT? 8- Identify the IT resources businesses have at their disposal and how these resources are used. 9- Why is electronic conferencing a desirable alternative for business? 10-How do companies use intranets to improve productivity and performance